Table 1.

The levels of ApoA-I between the ESCC patients and healthy controls

Characteristics	ESCC		p Value	Controls		p Value
	Numbers	Median (range)		Numbers	Median (range)
Age, years			0.973			0.733
<58	102	1.21(0.83–1.64)		105	1.56(0.8–2.32)
≥58	108	1.21(0.71–2.05)		114	1.59(1.23–2.11)
Sex			0.084			0.887
Male	150	1.16(0.71–2.05)		137	1.56(0.8–2.24)
Female	60	1.25(0.81–1.89)		82	1.58(1.05–2.32)
pT status			0.175
pT 1	17	1.15(0.95–1.39)
pT 2	40	1.26(0.88–2.05)
pT 3	128	1.20(0.71–1.84)
pT 4	25	1.12(0.87–1.6)
pN status			0.094
pN 0	114	1.25(0.8–2.05)
pN 1	96	1.16(0.71–1.8)
pM status			0.828
pM 0	197	1.21(0.71–2.05)
pM 1	13	1.16(0.92–1.59)
pTNM status			0.226
Stage I	15	1.15(1.03–1.39)
Stage II	103	1.25(0.8–2.05)
Stage III	80	1.15(0.71–1.8)
Stage IV	12	1.22(0.92–1.59)
Histological differentiation			0.393
DCIS	3	1.61(1.12–1.67)
Low	66	1.22(0.8–1.89)
Moderate	98	1.19(0.71–2.05)
Well	43	1.17(0.81–1.6)
Alcohol index			0.815
Yes	96	1.19(0.71–1.64)
No	114	1.21(0.8–2.05)